United States of America v. Approximately fifty-five new-in-box Apple iPhones et al

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
CHARLOTTE DIVISION
CASE NO. 3:20-CV-511-DCK
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v.
Approximately fifty-five new-in-box Apple
iPhones, six new-in-box Apple iPads, one new-
in-box Apple watch, and four new-in-box
Apple AirPods located by DHL in or about
April and May 2019 and voluntarily turned
over by DHL to United States Secret Service on
or about October 4, 2019, all such items
obtained by DHL from a larger DHL shipment
from numerous senders, including but not
limited to Rami Mhana, with a labeled
destination of Union Logistics in Dubai, United
Arab Emirates;
Approximately fifty-two new-in-box Apple
iPhones and approximately $178,582 in United
States Currency seized on or about October 9,
2019, pursuant to a federal Search Warrant,
from Protocol Business Group, Inc.’s retail
location at 441 Bradford Drive, Charlotte,
North Carolina; and
Approximately $20,536.20 in funds seized on or
about October 9, 2019, pursuant to a federal
Seizure Warrant, from Fifth Third Bank
account XXXXX0126, such account held in the
name of Protocol Business Group, Inc.
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ORDER TO STAY
THIS MATTER IS BEFORE THE COURT on the “Consent Motion To Stay”
(Document No. 19) filed by the United States of America on July 6, 2021, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
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§ 981(g)(1). The parties have consented to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §
636(c), and immediate review is appropriate. Having carefully considered the motion and the
record, the undersigned will grant the motion.
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that the “Consent Motion To Stay” (Document No.
19) is GRANTED. For the reasons stated in the Consent Motion, this Court finds good cause to
stay this case and hereby stays the case for a period of ninety days from the date of this Order,
until October 5, 2021. Absent an additional motion to stay filed by either party, this Order and
the stay shall expire on the ninetieth day after issuance of this Order.
SO ORDERED.
Signed: July 7, 2021
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